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This
romantic melodrama features Alejandra Aguirre, a gorgeous, tenacious woman
with an amazingly well-preserved body who grows rice in the rural town of
Castellon -- and hides a deep, shocking secret. She is a 50-year old woman
with great passion, sensuality and splendor. Her self-willed intensity puts
her in the middle of a rivalry between Leonardo Cisneros and his handsome,
daring son Ángel. Both dashing men want to possess this vivacious heroine.
Leonardo is Alejandra's old flame, who gave her two energetic children,
Valentin and Demetrio. He reappears in her life after many years of absence
and revives the strong feelings which she thought had died long ago. This
turns her whole life upside down, forcing her to face her past.
Years before, Leonardo met Alejandra during a business trip and they fell in
love. He never told his unsuspecting lover that he had been married to his
cruel, calculating wife Flavia, who is the mother of his son Angel, for
three years. Instead, he chose to live a double life of deception.
Not knowing the truth, Alejandra discovered that she was pregnant. When she
finally discovered Leonardo's deception, she broke off the relationship. She
chose to keep her silence rather than risk hurting his family.While she
accepts a plot of land in Castellon from Leonardo, she avoids him for years
before serendipity brings them back together.
Alejandra's reappearance sends a jolt of passion through Leonardo's heart.
This also raises hatred and envy in vengeful people who want Alejandra and
her children destroyed. These dangerous enemies include Doña Trinidad
Zapata, Flavia's tyrannical mother, and the villanous Tirso Reinoso, who
oversees the Cisneros property, along with the scheming Commandante Veneno,
who leads a group of thugs called the Sierra Brigade.
Meanwhile, the younger generation faces its own fight for love,
companionship and fulfillment. Leonardo's son Angel falls for Alejandra,
knowing nothing of her forbidden secrets. Despite the enormous age
difference, Angel becomes so obsessed that he tries to take her by force.
This provokes Alejandra's strong desire to stand up against anyone who would
abuse her or her children.
Leonardo's other sons are also adults with their own conflicts. Valentin now
works on the rice farm and Demetrio attends college. These two find
themselves competing for the love of Flavia's beautiful young niece, Anabel
Saldana.
All this leads both families down a path to intrigue, desperation, and
betrayal. Generational and status conflicts converge. The struggle over love
and family pushes both Alejandra and Leonardo to their limits. |
